spyhole

noun

Etymology

From spy + hole.

  1. derived from van Hole
  2. derived from hóll
  3. borrowed from Hole
  4. derived from *hulwiją
  5. derived from *hulwī
  6. derived from holh
  7. compounded as spyhole — “spy + hole

Definitions

  1. Synonym of peephole.

    • Then there is a shuffling sound, and the quiet slide of a spyhole cover.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for spyhole. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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